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Villa CHARLES seaside Anse Rochers 6 people.

Great Choice! Beautiful home, great location and a warm welcome.

Overall fantastic experience with renting and staying at the Villa Charles!
We were six adults on our first visit to Guadeloupe looking for a comfortable space close to beach and town; we were not disappointed.
The home is beautiful and looks exactly as it appears in the listing photos. It is clean, spacious and well situated. Marie, the property manager, immediately responded to my inquiry about the rental, answering all of my questions and making an effort to communicate clearly with me despite my lack of French language skills. She met us at the house on our night of arrival and even had a friend join her to help with communicating with us in English - very thoughtful! Marie was so nice to work with and was responsive to all questions and request, for example having an extra set of house keys made for us so that it would be easier for the six of us staying there to come and go separately. Marie and her friend were helpful recommending a restaurant for dinner that night that would accommodate our late arrival, even calling ahead to ensure we would have a table. Marie also purchased for us some breakfast items so that we would have something in the house for our first morning. And, when we realized when we returned home that we left some clothes in one of the bedrooms, she was kind enough to mail them back to us! Thanks Marie! : )
The house is beautiful and well stocked. It is a great rental for couples to share as all three bedrooms are relatively equal in size and set up. Each bedroom has one large bed (equivalent to an American queen size I would say), storage space and a private bath/shower room. There is not a bad bedroom option. The pool is clean and absolutely lovely. There is a large sitting area by the pool with plenty of chairs and a view of the water. It looks exactly like the photos. The house opens up to the pool for a relaxing entertaining space with a great Caribbean feel.
The beach is a short walk, down a steep hill and into a gated condo complex. There is only one toggle to get you through the gate and into the complex where the beach is located. Initially, we thought this might be a problem if we did not all want to head down at the same time, but it turned out to not be a problem at all. There were always cars going in and out of the gate, day and night, so we were always able to walk through without even needing to use the toggle. The beach is lovely with good snorkeling. There is a restaurant on the beach for food and drinks. We had breakfast there one morning and dinner one evening.
Saint Francois is a short car ride away. We drove there several nights for dinner and also visited the restaurants on the road that brings you into St. Francois - all very good.
The property owner stopped by during our stay and was a huge help arranging a private boat rental for us with Captain Philippe. I would highly recommend this! We had a full day excursion filled with snorkeling, speed boating and beaches with just the six of us on the boat at an affordable rate.
The upstairs of the house was rented out separately during part of our stay, but all of the outside areas are private for the main floor rental only, so the pool and sitting area was our private space. There is no designated parking space for the house, but this also turned out to not be a problem. We always found a spot on the street for our two cars no matter when we arrived day or night.
I was so happy with the quality of the home, the warm welcome and the location. After considering many places to stay for our first visit to Guadeloupe I was so happy with our choice. This is a great property and I highly recommend it for a relaxing, comfortable space close to both beach and restaurants. …
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